Morning Filter: Regular international flights resume

1. After two years, regular international flights to resume from Sunday After a coronavirus pandemic-induced hiatus of over two years, regular international flights are set to resume from Sunday with airports and airlines getting ready for normal overseas operations. 2. President Kovind arrives in Uttarakhand on two-day visit President Ram Nath Kovind will stay at the Raj Bhawan here for the day and leave for Haridwar on Sunday where he is scheduled to address the concluding ceremony of the silver jubilee celebrations of Divya Prem Sewa Mission, a philanthropic organisation dedicated to serving the poor and the needy. 3. Blinken set to see Israelis, Arabs wary about Iran, Ukraine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will try to use his three-nation tour of the Middle East and North Africa to reassure wary Israelis and Arabs that the Biden administration is committed to the region’s security at a time when Washington is confronting multiple foreign policy challenges. 4. Sindhu, Prannoy enter Swiss Open final Sindhu, seeded second, will face another Thai player and fourth seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the summit clash on Sunday, while Prannoy, who had last won the U.S. Open in 2017, will take on either compatriot Kidambi Srikanth or Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in the men’s singles final, also on Sunday. 5. IPL 2022 | Still eyeing maiden title triumphs, RCB and Punjab Kings look to begin afresh IPL 2022 | Heavyweights MI, DC aim to start campaign on winning note. 6. Women’s WC semi-final berth at stake as India face South Africa in much-win game Their destiny in their own hands, India will go all out to brush off an inconsistent run and seal a semifinal berth in the Women’s World Cup when they play South Africa in a do-or-die match in Christchurch on Sunday. 7. Asian Games archery selection: Rai, Ridhi book berths; Atanu misses cut In the women’s section, promising Ridhi Phor of Haryana finished on top to confirm her berth for the Asian Games slated in Hangzhou, China from September 10-25. The remaining three spots in both the mens’ and women’s sections would be confirmed after Sunday’s round robin matches. [logo] The Morning Filter 27 MARCH 2022 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. After two years, regular international flights to resume from Sunday [International flights to and from India are set to resume fully from March 27, two years after the country imposed a total ban on them to curb the spread of COVID-19 cases. File] After a coronavirus pandemic-induced hiatus of over two years, regular international flights are set to resume from Sunday with airports and airlines getting ready for normal overseas operations. 2. President Kovind arrives in Uttarakhand on two-day visit President Ram Nath Kovind will stay at the Raj Bhawan here for the day and leave for Haridwar on Sunday where he is scheduled to address the concluding ceremony of the silver jubilee celebrations of Divya Prem Sewa Mission, a philanthropic organisation dedicated to serving the poor and the needy. 3.  Blinken set to see Israelis, Arabs wary about Iran, Ukraine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will try to use his three-nation tour of the Middle East and North Africa to reassure wary Israelis and Arabs that the Biden administration is committed to the region’s security at a time when Washington is confronting multiple foreign policy challenges. 4. Sindhu, Prannoy enter Swiss Open final [Sindhu will face another Thai player and fourth seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the summit clash on Sunday] Sindhu, seeded second, will face another Thai player and fourth seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the summit clash on Sunday, while Prannoy, who had last won the U.S. Open in 2017, will take on either compatriot Kidambi Srikanth or Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in the men’s singles final, also on Sunday. 5.  IPL 2022 | Still eyeing maiden title triumphs, RCB and Punjab Kings look to begin afresh IPL 2022 | Heavyweights MI, DC aim to start campaign on winning note.  6. Women’s WC semi-final berth at stake as India face South Africa in much-win game [India will face South Africa in a do-or-die match in Christchurch on Sunday] Their destiny in their own hands, India will go all out to brush off an inconsistent run and seal a semifinal berth in the Women’s World Cup when they play South Africa in a do-or-die match in Christchurch on Sunday. 7. Asian Games archery selection: Rai, Ridhi book berths; Atanu misses cut In the women’s section, promising Ridhi Phor of Haryana finished on top to confirm her berth for the Asian Games slated in Hangzhou, China from September 10-25. 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